Portable telephone having a removable covering

• US 6,201,867 B1
• Filed: 12/19/1997
• Issued: 03/13/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kunihiko Koike
• Original Assignee: Kunihiko Koike
• Inventors: Koike, Kunihiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Chiang, Jack
• Application Number:
  US08/994,961
• Time in Patent Office: 1,180 Days
• Field of Search: 379/433, 379/428, 379/447, 379/455, 379/426, 379/454, 379/452, 379/439, 379/437, 379/445, 224/930, 405/46, 349/65, 455/90, 455/575
• US Class Current: 379/433.11
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0283 for providing a decorative aspect, e.g. customization of casings, exchangeable faceplate

Abstract

A portable telephone comprises a portable telephone body, and a body cover for covering the portable telephone body. The body cover is formed of a transparent acrylic resin and has the back side with various colors applied to, whereby the portable telephone can be used corresponding to scenes where the portable telephone is used. The body cover includes a battery cover unit which is independently removable, whereby it is not necessary to disassemble the entire body cover for battery replacement.

Claims

1. A portable telephone comprising:

a portable telephone body; and

a changeable body cover for covering the portable telephone body, said changeable body cover comprising;

an upper body cover for covering an upper portion of the portable telephone body and a lower body cover for covering a lower portion of the portable telephone body, the upper body cover and the lower body cover being engaged with each other to form the changeable body cover,

said upper body cover comprising a first opening formed in for exposing an operational button of a receiving unit of the portable telephone body, and a second opening formed in for exposing a display of the receiving unit of the portable telephone body,

said lower body cover comprising a receiving unit cover for covering the receiving unit of the portable telephone body and a battery cover being removable from the receiving unit cover, for covering a cover of a battery unit of the portable telephone body.

2. A portable telephone according to claim 1, wherein

the receiving unit cover has at least one opening formed in for exposing an operational button, a display, an antenna, a receiving mouth or a transmitting mouth of the receiving unit.

3. A portable telephone according to claim 1, wherein the changeable body cover includes a button member interlocked with the operational button of the receiving unit.

4. A portable telephone according to claim 1, wherein the changeable body cover is transparent or semitransparent.

5. A portable telephone according to claim 1, wherein a paint is applied to a back side of the changeable body cover.

6. A portable telephone body according to claim 5, wherein the paint is a fluorescent paint or a light storing paint.

7. A portable telephone cover according to claim 1, wherein said changeable body cover is formed of a hard plastic material.

8. A portable telephone body according to claim 7, wherein said hard plastic material is an acrylic resin.

9. A changeable body cover for covering a portable telephone body, said changeable body cover comprising:

an upper body cover for covering an upper portion of the portable telephone body and a lower body cover for covering a lower portion of the portable telephone body, the upper body cover and the lower body cover being engaged with each other to form the changeable body cover,

said lower body cover comprising a receiving unit cover for covering a receiving unit of the portable telephone body; and

a battery cover for covering a battery unit cover of the portable telephone body, said battery cover being removable from the receiving unit cover.

10. A portable telephone body of a portable telephone, said portable telephone body being covered with a changeable body cover, said changeable body cover having an upper body cover for covering an upper portion of the portable telephone body and a lower body cover for covering a lower portion of the portable telephone body, the upper body cover and the lower body cover being engaged with each other to form the changeable body cover, the lower body cover including a receiving unit cover for covering a receiving unit of the portable telephone body, and a battery cover for covering a battery unit cover of the portable telephone body, said battery cover being removable from the receiving unit cover.

11. A portable telephone body of a portable telephone according to claim 10, wherein the upper body cover has an opening formed in for exposing a portion of a receiving unit of the portable telephone body.

12. The portable telephone body according to claim 11, wherein said portion of said receiving unit includes an operational button of said receiving unit.

13. The portable telephone body according to claim 11, wherein said portion of said receiving unit includes a display of said receiving unit.